Alphabet Inc. $GOOG Position Lessened by C WorldWide Group Holding A S

C WorldWide Group Holding A S trimmed its stake in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) by 16.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,137,847 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 424,798 shares during the period. Alphabet accounts for 8.0% of C WorldWide Group Holding A S’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. C WorldWide Group Holding A S’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $520,673,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in GOOG. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 120,253 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $22,901,000 after buying an additional 6,410 shares in the last quarter. Ignite Planners LLC raised its stake in shares of Alphabet by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Ignite Planners LLC now owns 14,506 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $2,697,000 after acquiring an additional 144 shares in the last quarter. SLT Holdings LLC lifted its position in Alphabet by 14.9% during the second quarter. SLT Holdings LLC now owns 4,164 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $739,000 after acquiring an additional 539 shares during the last quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors boosted its stake in Alphabet by 2.9% in the second quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors now owns 10,606 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,881,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Applied Capital LLC FL boosted its stake in Alphabet by 0.9% in the second quarter. Applied Capital LLC FL now owns 25,527 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $4,528,000 after acquiring an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. 27.26% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Alphabet

Here are the key news stories impacting Alphabet this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Scotiabank reiterated an Outperform and lifted its price target to $400, citing Google’s solid results and AI positioning — a bullish analyst signal that supports upside expectations. Scotiabank Maintains its Outperform Rating on Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL)
• Positive Sentiment: EU regulators cleared Alphabet’s $32B Wiz acquisition unconditionally, removing a major regulatory overhang and making the deal a nearer-term strategic win for Google Cloud/security. Google secures EU antitrust approval for $32 billion Wiz acquisition
• Positive Sentiment: Google is adding shopping/ad formats into AI Search and Gemini, opening a new direct monetization channel for AI answers — potential incremental ad/commerce revenue. Google Weaves New Shopping Feature Into Search and Gemini
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional flows show conviction from some large investors: Egerton opened a ~$338.5M GOOG position and several funds (e.g., TD Asset Management, Homestead) added shares in recent filings — signals of continued institutional demand. Egerton opens new $338.5M GOOG position
• Positive Sentiment: Alphabet participated in a major robotics/AI funding round (Apptronik), underscoring strategic bets and partnerships in robotics and AI ecosystems. Apptronik raises $520M with backing from Google
• Neutral Sentiment: Fund-level portfolio moves are mixed: some managers trimmed GOOG while others added sizeable allocations — useful for tracking flow but mixed near-term directional impact. (Various 13F updates)
• Negative Sentiment: Alphabet’s unusually large debt raise (century bond and >$20–$30B offering) has spooked some investors — analysts and headlines flagged “debt anxiety,” and the fundraising is cited as a key reason for short-term selling despite strong demand for the bonds. Alphabet sells bonds worth $20 billion to fund AI spending
• Negative Sentiment: Privacy/regulatory risk: reporting that Google disclosed a student journalist’s personal/financial data to ICE without a judge-approved subpoena raises reputational and potential regulatory scrutiny risks. Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE

Alphabet Stock Down 2.3%

NASDAQ:GOOG opened at $311.32 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 2.01. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $322.38 and its 200-day moving average price is $274.01. Alphabet Inc. has a 1-year low of $142.66 and a 1-year high of $350.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.76 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.80, a PEG ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 1.10.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The information services provider reported $2.82 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $113.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $111.24 billion. Alphabet had a net margin of 32.81% and a return on equity of 35.01%. The firm’s revenue was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.15 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 8.89 EPS for the current year.

Alphabet Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio is presently 7.77%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director John L. Hennessy sold 600 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $337.52, for a total transaction of $202,512.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 21,224 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,163,524.48. The trade was a 2.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Frances Arnold sold 102 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.00, for a total transaction of $34,680.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 18,307 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,224,380. This represents a 0.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 2,069,864 shares of company stock valued at $105,985,041 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 12.99% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

GOOG has been the subject of several analyst reports. Raymond James Financial upgraded Alphabet from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $315.00 to $400.00 in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Phillip Securities upgraded Alphabet from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $250.00 to $315.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $365.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $343.47.

Alphabet Profile

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) is a multinational technology holding company headquartered in Mountain View, California. Formed in 2015 through a corporate restructuring of Google, Alphabet serves as the parent to Google LLC and a portfolio of businesses collectively known as “Other Bets.” Google was originally founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin; Alphabet is led by CEO Sundar Pichai, who oversees Google and the broader company while the founders remain prominent shareholders and influential figures in the company’s history.

Alphabet’s core business centers on internet search and advertising, with Google Search and the company’s ad platforms (including Google Ads and AdSense) generating the majority of revenue by connecting advertisers with consumers worldwide.